Meanwhile, Parliament will debate an abortion bill calling for compulsory counselling - rather than the voluntary counselling offered currently - and a seven-day "cooling off" period, to allow women time for further consideration.
The effect of the president's order is to impose a 60-day cooling off period and give negotiators more time to reach an agreement, according to a White House spokesman.
In 1999, the Maryland state attorney general cracked down on adult entertainment site Efox with a 120-day cooling-off period for using its Web site to hype an IPO that after the cooling-off period never materialized.